Squid Game: Season 3 - Final Round Teaser Clip
Squid Game
Elio - Communiverse Clip
Elio
In The Lost Lands - Dave Bautista Exclusive Interview
In the Lost Lands
The Long Walk - Cooper Hoffman Character Poster
The Long Walk
Lilo and Stitch - Spaceship Escape Clip
Lilo & Stitch
EDEN - Official Poster
Eden
Wednesday Season 2 - Teaser Trailer
Wednesday
The Running Man - Official Poster
The Running Man
Murderbot Season 1 - Teaser Clip
Murderbot
Relay -Sam Worthington Scene
Relay
Thunderbolts* - Official Behind the Scenes Clip
Thunderbolts*
The Fantastic Four: First Steps - Formula Soft Promo Poster
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
Ironheart - Official Trailer
Ironheart
The Long Walk - David Jonsson Character Poster
The Long Walk
The Friend - Bill Murray Exclusive Interview
The Friend
Murderbot Season 1 - Alexander Skarsgård with a Weapon
Murderbot

Claude Gillingwater

Claude Gillingwater
Born in August 1st, 1870From Louisiana, Missouri, USA

Claude Gillingwater Biography

Tall, balding character actor in US films from 1921 until the year he died, usually portraying obstinate or irascible types. A man so disagreeable on celluloid, Claude Gillingwater's characters seemed to subsist on a steady diet of persimmons. Fondly recalled as the cranky old skinflint whose seemingly cold heart could only be warmed by the actions of a cute little tyke, the tall and rangy Gillingwater invariably played much older than he was.

He, with the omnipresent bushy brows, crop of silver hair and perpetually sour puss, had a much more versatile career than perhaps realized -- on both stage and in film. Most assuredly, this caustic screen image he perfected belied a softer, gentler off-screen demeanor for he was a kind and sympathetic gent and devoted husband to wife Carlyn Stiletz (or Stellith).

Their only child, Claude Gillingwater Jr., briefly became an actor himself. Sadly, Gillingwater Sr.'s thriving character career ended on a grim and tragic note in 1939. A serious accident on the movie set of the picture Florida Special (1936) (he fell from a platform and injured his back) damaged his health and threatened his career, and the death of his long-time wife Carlyn left him irrevocably depressed.

Fearing the possibility of becoming an invalid and wishing not to become a serious burden to anyone, the 69-year-old actor committed suicide at his Beverly Hills home with a self-inflicted gunshot to the head. Gillingwater left a fine Hollywood legacy and the fun of some of his old films is watching his vinegar turn to sugar. Date of Birth 2 August 1870, Louisiana, Missouri Date of Death 2 November 1939, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California  (suicide)

Show More

Claude Gillingwater Movies

Trending Celebrities